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Purnima S. Tripathi

Purnima S. Tripathi

Purnima S. Tripathi is a Deputy Editor with Frontline . With over two decades of experience in journalism, 17 of which have been in Frontline , she has carved out a niche for herself in critical political analysis of the Hindi belt. Also a keen observer of policy relating to the environment, and River Ganga in particular, she has kept a close watch on the hypocrisy of governments on environmental issues. She loves long drives and bonding with her German Shepherd in her free time. 

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SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav in 2017.

Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939-2022): A steadfast opponent of communal politics

He cut his teeth in politics as a follower of Ram Manohar Lohia’s socialist ideology.
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A May 2022 photo of the Gyanvapi mosque after its survey by a commission, in Varanasi.

Gyanvapi mosque case: Varanasi court allows petition seeking right to worship at Hindu shrine inside premises

Petition not barred by Places of Worship Act, 1991, says judge.
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The tracks of a giant leatherback turtle after she has nested on the beach and returned to the ocean. The wildlife sanctuary here was denotified in January 2021 to explicitly allow for a port project.

Rampant tourism renders Andaman and Nicobar Islands more fragile than ever

A mega development project threatens to destroy the islands’ fragile ecosystem.
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Madhusudan Mistry, chairman of Congress party’s Central Election Authority, flanked by K.C. Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh at a press conference in AICC headquarters in New Delhi on August 28.

‘The process will be fair, transparent’: Madhusudan Mistry

Interview with the chairman of Congress party’s Central Election Authority.
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The Jawahar Bal Manch conducts a patron membership drive meeting.

‘Bal Congress’: Rahul Gandhi wants to catch them young

He has an ambitious plan to instil Congress values in the next generation.
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The twin high-rise apartment towers after they were razed to the ground in Noida on August 28, 2022.

Noida Supertech towers reduced to rubble

About 3,700 kg of explosives were used to bring down the towers.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi lighting the ceremonial lamp to kickstart the BJP national executive meeting in Hyderabad on July 3 as party president J.P. Nadda and national OBC president K. Laxman look on.

BJP woos Pasmanda Muslims at the behest of Narendra Modi

The party is trying to attract this community, which forms 85 per cent of Indian Muslims.
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Environmentalists have been raising concerns about the Great Nicobar Island project.

UN body asks India to respond on concerns around mega projects in the Andamans

CERD seeks anwers on steps taken to protect vulnerable communities.
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Members of Arunachal Pradesh Chakma Students’ Union (APCSU) during a protest against the census of Chakma and Hajong communities, , in New Delhi.

U.N. body asks India to respond to charges of racial bias against Chakma and Hajong tribal people in Arunachal Pradesh

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) acts under its early warning procedure.
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(From left) Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar during a press conference to announce the new Agnipath scheme, in New Delhi on June 14.

Union government announces scheme to recruit youth for the Armed Forces for a four-year period

The government today announced a radical recruitment scheme for the Armed Forces called Agnipath, which aims to recruit youth for a four-year period.
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An aerial view of the Gyanvapi mosque and the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, a December 2021 picture. 

Push comes to shove: Events leading up to Gyanvapi mosque survey raises questions

The events leading up to a local court’s order for a survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque premises are of a piece with the Sangh Parivar’s actions so
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‘Save Ganga’ Scientist-Swami dies fasting

Prof G.D. Agrawal, the IIT Kanpur professor who dedicated his life to save River Ganga and whose untiring efforts forced the previous United Progressi
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